Word Origin & History

synopsis 1611, from L.L. synopsis "a synopsis," from Gk. synopsis "general view," from a stem of synoran "to see altogether, all at once," from syn- "together" + horan "to see, view." Synoptic (1763) is applied to the first three Gospels (1841) on notion of "giving an account of events from the same point of view."

Example Sentences for synopses

It occurred to me that other sci-fi and fantasy movies also require terse synopses for the channel-surfing community.

All of these claims may be readily verified by perusing the many synopses of peer-reviewed scientific journal articles.